Publisher's Synopsis
Abel of Valaam, born in 1757, became a monk of the Russian Orthodox Church at the age of 28, and during a year-long isolation in the forest God bestowed on him a communication with the spirits knowing the future. They revealed to Abel events to occur in Russia beginning with Empress Catherine II the Great, and through the lives of all the subsequent Tsars to the Communist era, and to our contemporary Russia. Over his lifespan of 84 years, Abel spent about 30 years imprisoned as a result of announcing his prophecies to the rulers of Russia, but yet he also prophesied to every commoner who came to him sincerely for counsel. Daniel H. Shubin has written extensively on Russian history, biography and religion and translated much from Russian into English
